Are You Listening?

God is talking, but are you listening?  Do you hear him?

This has been really really difficult for me.  I used to half-joke that I want to wake up in the morning and find a post-it note from God on my bathroom mirror so I would KNOW what he was saying.  That idea always got lots of giggles, but I wasn't really kidding.

Think about it.  Wouldn't it be easier if he'd just drop us a note or an e-mail even, saying, "Hey ...  Would you please stop worrying about ...  I've got it under control!  And while you're at it, you need to get a new job (or move, or visit so and so, or become a missionary, or whatever)".  But, no, he's a man of "mystery" and expects US to be paying attention and LISTEN.

I'm busy.  I am surrounded by noise.  My mind is always going.  Not so easy to hear when I'm like this.  Sometimes those one-sided conversations I have going on with the Lord doesn't leave him much room to respond.

"Be Still and know that I am God."

So, lately, God's got me trapped.  I'm in the car going to and from work every morning.  Mornings he gets me.

I listen to this radio station, K-Love, every morning on the way to work.  Their morning team is really awesome.  I admit, I'm a station switcher - a song jumper if you will, but lately, no jumping.  No touching that dial.  Just K-Love.

They're doing The Love Dare.  Now, if you saw the movie Fireproof you know all about The Love Dare.  If you didn't see the movie, I cannot recommend it highly enough.  If you want to know more about The Love Dare, you can google it, get the book from any bookstore, or check out Lisa and Eric's morning show on the K-Love website.  Trust me, you won't be sorry.

Hearing the testimonies of people who have struggled and overcome bad spots in their marriage is encouraging.

Hearing bible verses about marriage and love and forgiveness is a blessing.

It's in these moments while I am in the car, in the peace of the morning, when I allow myself to not think or worry or be consumed by anything but breathing in and out that I hear God.  For a few days he was kinda shouting over my tears and pitiful prayers of HELP, but he is there and he is talking.

But are you listening?